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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
08NAIROBI420	2008-02-08 13:01	2011-03-01 21:09	CONFIDENTIAL	Embassy Nairobi

VZCZCXRO3113
OO RUEHROV
DE RUEHNR #0420 0391323
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 081323Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4640
INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 9897
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM 5782
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI 5108
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 2619
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 2656
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 2589

C O N F I D E N T I A L NAIROBI 000420 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E 
LONDON AND PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2018 
TAGS: CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE
SUBJECT: KENYA: MORE VISA WARNING LETTERS SENT 
 
REF: NAIROBI 378 
 
Classified By: A/DCM John F. Hoover for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). 
 
¶1.  (C) Reftel reports on the February 5 conveyance of eight 
letters to Kenyan individuals warning the latter that 
indications they may be involved in supporting, inciting, and 
perpetrating inter-ethnic violence in Kenya are relevant to 
their eligibility for U.S. visas. 
 
¶2.  (C) On February 8, Post conveyed letters to an additional 
five individuals, as follow.  Text of the letters sent was 
similar or identical to the text reproduced reftel. 
 
 -- Kihara Muttu, Deputy Chairman, Electoral Commission of 
Kenya, suspected of accepting bribes to fix election results 
tally at ECK Headquarters. 
-- Jack Tumwa, Commissioner, Electoral Commission of Kenya, 
suspected of accepting bribes to fix election results tally 
at ECK Headquarters. 
--Joseph Dena, Jack Tumwa, Commissioner, Electoral Commission 
of Kenya, suspected of accepting bribes to fix election 
results tally at ECK Headquarters. 
--James Viscount Kimathi, former Member of Parliament with 
PNU ties, suspected of having links to Mungiki (Kikuyu mafia) 
and other related criminal organizations. 
-- Musa Cherutich Sirma, former Member of Parliament with ODM 
ties suspected of inciting and organizing inter-ethnic 
violence in Rift Valley Province. 
RANNEBERGER

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